We offered our second Love Song Survey in 2016. Here’s the results:
1 Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley (1962)
2 I Only Have Eyes for You – Flamingos (1959)
3 So Much in Love – Tymes (1963)
4 You Send Me – Sam Cooke (1957)
5 Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley (1956)
6 Since I Fell for You – Lenny Welch (1963)
7 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You – Elvis Presley (1956)
8 Young Love – Sonny James (1957)
9 True Love Ways – Buddy Holly (1960)
10 Sea of Love – Phil Philips and the Twilights (1959)
11 There’s a Moon Out Tonight – Capris (1961)
12 Only the Lonely – Roy Orbison (1960)
13 Stand By Me – Ben E. King (1961)
14 For Your Precious Love – Jerry Butler and the Impressions (1958)
15 Angel Baby – Rosie & the Originals (1960)
16 Devoted to You – Everly Brothers (1958)
17 Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight – Spaniels (1954)
18 Theme from a Summer Place – Percy Faith (1960)
19 Will You Love Me Tomorrow – Shirelles (1961)
20 Goodnight My Love – Jesse Belvin (1956)
21 I’ve Told Every Little Star – Linda Scott (1961)
22 Loving You – Elvis Presley (1957)
23 Wonderful Wonderful – Tymes (1963)
24 Since I Don’t Have You – Skyliners (1959)
25 Please Love Me Forever – Cathy Jean & the Roommates (1961)
26 Till I Kissed You – Everly Brothers (1959)
27 Runaway – Del Shannon (1961)
28 I Can’t Stop Loving You – Ray Charles (1962)
29 Cupid – Sam Cooke (1961)
30 All I Have to Do is Dream – Everly Brothers (1958)
31 Never Be Anyone Else But You – Ricky Nelson (1959)
32 Dream Lover – Bobby Darin (1959)
33 Come Go With Me – Del Vikings (1957)
34 The End of the World – Skeeter Davis (1963)
35 My True Love – Jack Scott (1958)
36 Why Do Fools Fall in Love – Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (1956)
37 Unchained Melody – Vito and the Salutations (1963)
38 Oh What a Night – Dells (1956)
39 We Belong Together – Robert and Johnny (1958)
40 When Will I Be Loved – Everly Brothers (1960)
Get a download of the Top 40 here.
Be sure to listen to “The Grooveyard” with Alan Seltzer each Saturday on WCWP-FM. We offer the Grooveyard Top 10 beginning at 8 PM and the Grooveyard Party Hour at 9 PM. You can hear the show on 88.1 FM on Long Island, by clicking the 88.1 FM link on wcwp.org, or with the TuneIn application.
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